help:xiaohongshu
Xiaohongshu (with an English interface called Rednote) is a website where Chinese artists upload their artworks.
Uploading
To upload an image from Xiaohongshu, paste the link to the post on the upload page.
- Occasionally this might not work due to the image being a .heic file which at the time of writing, Danbooru does not support. To upload these images you can use MaxURL to get the
.heic, and then use ImageMagick to convert the.heicto a PNG with the command:
magick <FileName.heic> <Output.png>
For example:
magick 1040g008320inpmaa6e005p9h58aamgluvssn4j0.heic 1040g008320inpmaa6e005p9h58aamgluvssn4j0.png
When doing so make sure to tag heic-to-png conversion and lossy-lossless.
- Some users may have trouble uploading non heic images, this may be due to problems with the xsec token, a known workaround is to go to the artist's page, find the post you want to upload, open it in a new tab and quickly copy the URL and then paste it into the extractor as usual.
- To upload videos from Xiaohongshu, note that using yt-dlp won't give you the best resolution. KuKuTool can be used to find the highest-resolution version, except for Live Photos. Simply paste the URL into KuKuTool and download the largest video file the site gives you, then upload that.
Artists
- You can use a hanzi to pinyin converter (such as Laoshi) to romanize their name. Make sure to drop the accent marks when creating a tag.
- Occasionally you may find that an artist's name is ambiguous, if you visit their profile you can find an ID that can be used to qualify them. Sometimes, instead of IDs being random numbers, some artists will have them set as a custom username. Do not use their profile URL.
- You'll often come across artists named "momo," as it's a popular generic pseudonym used by Chinese users. It's a placeholder name, so try to figure out whether they have a unique identifier, if applicable.
Device Differences
- The mobile version is the most recommended version, as it is the most definitive experience for navigating and using Xiaohongshu. This is mostly due to the desktop version omitting posts/artworks and its search results showing posts unrelated to what you searched for once you scroll enough.
- Tag searching functions differently on the desktop version, so keep that in mind when searching for artwork.
Finding Chinese Names
- Moegirlpedia can be useful for finding the Chinese names of characters and other subjects. Search for the character's English name, and you can usually find their corresponding page and Chinese name there. This can then be used to search for related artwork on Xiaohongshu.